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Acadia National Park

Schoodic Education and Research Center (SERC)

Type: Field Schools & Institutes
Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

SERC’s education mission is to make natural and cultural resource research and data more accessible to students of all ages through placed based and STEM activities. SERC is the Research Learning Center representing studies throughout 14 national park sites in the Northeast and along the Appalachian Trail.

Cane River Creole National Historical Park

Educator Workshops

Type: Teacher Workshops & Other Programs
Grade Levels: Graduate Level (Masters, PhD)

Educators can receive instruction in conducting hands-on activities that can be immediately incorporated into the classroom. Workshops bring you useful, and powerful teaching tools for Creole Culture, Place Based Learning, Teaching about Water, Climate Change, Environmental Education Certifications, and more!

Acadia National Park

Virtual: What Do Rangers Do?

Type: Distance Learning
Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Investigate various jobs that rangers do in National Parks. Learn about the variety of jobs it takes to keep Acadia running! What Do Rangers Do? is the prerequisite for completing the Junior Ranger Program and earning a Jr Ranger badge. Request your copy of our Jr. Ranger Book ahead of time, so you can choose the pages you want your students to work on. Discuss program conclusion with your ranger and whether you want a badge ceremony as part of the conclusion. (45 minutes)

Indiana Dunes National Park

A Royal Journey

Type: Field Trips
Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

The goal of A Royal Journey is to spread the voice on conservation and need of this threatened species. We also strive to bring a scientist’s journey into the concept of the student’s thinking. The dynamic timeliness of necessity has inspired the Indiana Dunes National Park to invite and educate students of today and adults of tomorrow to learn and save this imperiled species.

Lowell National Historical Park

Do History and Science at the Tsongas Industrial History Center

Type: Field Trips
Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Science, History and many more field trip opportunities for your students at Lowell National Historical Park!

Craters Of The Moon National Monument & Preserve

Adapting to an Extreme Environment

Type: Lesson Plan
Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Students match Craters plant adaptations to different habitat types and use their imaginations to create a species well adapted to a habitat of their design.

Lyndon B Johnson National Historical Park

LBJ and the Environment of the 1960s

Type: Lesson Plan
Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

Learn about the environmental issues of the 1960s and how President Lyndon B. Johnson took action.

Acadia National Park

What Do Rangers Do? (3rd Grade)

Type: Field Trips
Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

One hour classroom program that introduces kids to the unique jobs that different rangers do via skits. Program works in tandem with Junior Ranger Day and all of the events lead up to kids earning their junior ranger badge.

Acadia National Park

What Do Rangers Do? Program Planner

Type: Other Education Materials
Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

George Washington Memorial Parkway

Meaningful Watershed Education Experience

Type: Field Trips
Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

This Meaningful Watershed Education Experience is a three and a half hour program that gives students hands-on experience exploring the biotic and abiotic components that make up a freshwater marsh biome.

Rocky Mountain National Park

What Rangers Do

Type: Distance Learning
Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Have you ever wondered what types of rangers it takes to protect the 429 National Park Service sites across the country? Join an education ranger as they explore these roles throughout the park service and see examples of these rangers at Rocky!

Acadia National Park

Do It Yourself Binoculars

Type: Student Activities
Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade

Make your own binoculars at home!

Acadia National Park

Schoodic Education Adventure Residential Program

Type: Field Schools & Institutes
Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

This low-cost program is aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards and integrated across the Common Core. Opportunities for study include math, science, technology, social studies, language arts, physical education, health, and art. Students utilize actual scientific and cultural research taking place on site. Students practice small-group cooperation and communication skills while attending both ranger and teacher instruction.